Lightsnake makes recording easy

post from Ubergizmo on 03 November 2006 05:27:24 AM. © Ubergizmo

Digital recording enthusiasts often struggle with changing their soundcards each time a new incarnation comes out - remember the days when we had to unplug our huge ISA 32-bit cards and switch to a smaller PCI card, only to be greeted by USB- and FireWire-based external modules later on? SoundTech feels out pain and decided to do away with such mindless hardware upgrades by introducing the Lightsnake. This device is really easy to use - just plug an XLR or TRS jack on one end of a cable and place a USB plug on the other. When your XLR/TRS end is hooked up to a mic, guitar, or keyboard and the other end to a computer, the sound will be converted from analog to digital via the Lightsnake's built-in converters. The only downside is 16-bit recording, but for $70 you can't really ask for the world. More specs are available after the jump.